Ike Okoro Official Blog

The President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, has said Nigeria is passing through a difficult phase of nation building, economic recession, rising insecurity and threat to its corporate existence as a nation due to actions of some citizens. In view of this, Saraki called on Nigerian pilgrims currently performing this year’s hajj to pray for the nation. In a statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki said “a prayer for your country and her leaders is as important as asking Allah to grant you your personal wishes.” The Senate President, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for hajj, also asked Nigerians to use the occasion of the significance of Arafat Day holding today, Thursday, to pray for the quick recovery of the nation’s economy and good health for President Muhammdau Buhari. The statement read: “The 9th day of Dhul-Hijjah is the day pilgrims gather at the plain of Mount Arafat, at the outskirt of Mecca, prayi...

VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED Life indeed is vanity upon vanity, sometimes one has to wonder what kind of world are we in, just after these young graduates are about to begin their lives, after going through various hurdles in school, this is how they finallyend up. These are corp members on their way to Enugu from camp to their PPA. May the souls of the departed rest in perfect peace.

AN OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR ABUBAKAR BADARU OF JIGAWA STATE His Excellency Alh. Badaru Abubakar, Executive Governor Jigawa State, Dutse. Your Excellency sir, There is a saying that “the world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who sit back and watch without taking action”. The Leadership National Association of Nigeria Students Zone "A" 2017 Zonal Convention Planning Committee is compelled to write this open letter to you for a number of obvious reasons, especially as at concern the unbecoming behaviour of your SSA on Students Matters Ibrahim G. Ibrahim(Babalolo) at the just concluded election of NANS Zone “A” held at Abdulsalam Abubakar Youth Centre Minna, Niger State. Sir, let me state without any iota of equivocation that; you are a total disgrace to the good people of Jigawa state and Nigeria Students as a whole. With the recent show of arrogance and thuggery displayed by your SSA on student, Ibrahim G. Ibrahim (Ba...

 Your Excellency, The leadership of National Association of Nigeria Students Zone "A" Convention Planning Committee is compelled to write this open letter to you for a number of obvious reasons, especially as it concern the unbecoming behavior of your SSA on Students Matters (Ibrahim G. Ibrahim) at the just concluded election of NANS ZONE “A” held at Abubakar Abdusalam Youth Center Minna, Niger State. Which was peacefully holding until the ungodly interference of this appointee of yours, the convention was peaceful. In this attempt of foist one of his stooge Usman Ayuba on the collective resolve of Nigerian students met waterlo, which  presently resorted  to vandalization of  a very important edifice in Niger State. 3. It may interest you to note that Ibrahim G. Ibrahim (Babalolo) led an army of thug’s weirdly with various forms of weapons to vandalize properties of Niger state govt, at Abdulsalam Youth Centre Minna. 2. It took the intervention of...